Current issues

The aim of BIO-C3 is to address biodiversity changes, their causes, consequences, and possible management implications for the Baltic Sea. BIO-C3, which is a BONUS - Science for a better future of the Baltic Seas region - project, equally funded by national and European means, has a life time of 4 years and a budget of 3.7 Mio EUR. Scientists from 7 European countries and 13 partner institutes are involved. Project coordinator is the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Germany.

28.07.2017 Biodiversity MARE:N: Coastal, Marine and Polar Research for Sustainability

How will climate change, eutrophication, fishing, and species invasions influenc

New BIO-C3 movie out now!

12.07.2017 MARE:N: Coastal, Marine and Polar Research for Sustainability

New expedition movie documents research trip to the hot spings off New Zealand

The expedition SO253 takes the RV SONNE into the middle of the collision zone of two large tectonic plates. Here, the Pacific plate subducts under the Australian continental plate. At this intersection of the plates, a chain of volcanoes formed many ...

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12.06.2017 MARE:N: Coastal, Marine and Polar Research for Sustainability

New Report Identifies Trade-offs and Synergies between United Nations’ Sustainab

An international report, prepared with input from researchers at the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) in Potsdam and the Future Ocean Cluster Of Excellence in Kiel, offers a detailed analysis of four Sustainable Development Goals and ...

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Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) &bdquo;One Planet – One Ocean: From Science to Solutions“

12.06.2017 MARE:N: Coastal, Marine and Polar Research for Sustainability

New Ocean MOOC

Join the global learner community that will be part of this Massive Open Online Course starting soon. We, a group of ocean scientists from natural sciences, law, economics and philosophy, will share with you our insights, providing an integrated view of ...

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10.04.2017News

Submission period for Green Talents Award now open

Become a Green Talent and promote your sustainability research in Germany Become part of an exclusive network of excellent young researchers Enjoy a two-week visit to German sustainability hot spots, individual appointments with experts and a fully ...

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09.02.2017 MARE:N: Coastal, Marine and Polar Research for Sustainability

Subsea Mining Moves Closer to Shore

Mining in the deep sea is technically very challenging and at present not economically feasible. However, deposits in coastal areas beneath the shallow, more accessible continental shelf could help to meet the growing demand for mineral resources. This ...

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18.01.2017 Water Management

Mobile and cost-efficient treatment of fire-fighting water

In order to provide an effective fire-fighting capability for major fires of fuels and solvents, for example at airports, inland ports, refineries or industrial storage facilities, the utilization of foam fire-extinguishing agents with perfluorinated and ...

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A local fishing vessel is leaving its home port on the Lofoten. Lofoten is known for a distinctive scenery with dramatic mountains and peaks, open sea and sheltered bays, beaches and untouched lands. Though lying within the Arctic Circle, the archipelago experiences one of the world's largest elevated temperature anomalies relative to its high latitude.

04.01.2017 MARE:N: Coastal, Marine and Polar Research for Sustainability

German Arctic Office to act as consultant to politics and industry

The rapid climate changes in the Arctic are no longer just the domain of scientists. The shrinking sea ice and collapsing permafrost coasts are now also becoming topics on the agenda of international politics and industry. To be able to offer direct ...

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Gemischte kommunale und industrielle Abwasseraufbereitungsanlage in einer Industrieregion

16.12.2016 Water Management

TU Darmstadt: Joint Research Project on Wastewater for Reuse Examines Pond Syste

What is a simple way to upgrade wastewater stabilisation pond systems in Africa so that the water can be reused for animal fodder production? Under the direction of Technische Universität Darmstadt, the joint project EPoNa – upgrading wastewater ponds ...

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12.12.2016 Land Management

Making Sense of Research – Research for Practical Application in Land Management

Application-focused book with the findings of international research on sustainable land management presented at the global Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).

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07.11.2016 MARE:N: Coastal, Marine and Polar Research for Sustainability

Marine Science at COP22 in Marrakesh

The 22nd session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 22) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will take place from 7 to 18 November 2016 in Marrakech, Morocco. At COP22 the parties will begin preparations for entry into ...

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01.11.2016News

Sustainabilty at Higher Education Institutions (HOCH-N) develop—network—report

RESEARCH ALLIANCE PROJECT

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27.10.2016News

Green Talents 2016

(Bonn/Germany) The Green Talents Award held under the patronage of the German Research Minister Prof Johanna Wanka awards young talented researchers for the eighth time and provides a platform to share their innovative and creative ideas, aiming to ...

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Prof. Dr. Dr. Hans Michael Piper, president of Universität Oldenburg, Prof. Dr. Helmut Hillebrand, Uni Oldenburg, and Prof. Dr. Thomas Brey, Alfred-Wegener-Institut.

13.10.2016 MARE:N: Coastal, Marine and Polar Research for Sustainability

New Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity

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GEOMAR Director Prof. Dr. Peter Herzig, HSH Prince Albert II., Federal Minister for Education and Research Prof. Dr. Johanna Wanka, Prime Minister Torsten Albig and Dr. Cornel Wisskirchen (Deutsche Bank).

12.09.2016 MARE:N: Coastal, Marine and Polar Research for Sustainability News

Prince Albert II of Monaco receives German Ocean Award (“Deutscher Meerespr

The President of the Mediterranean Science Commission honoured for his long-standing commitment for the oceans

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